New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-06
VINE AT HOTEL TABLES.
CAPTAIN WILLIAMS GETS EVIDENCE.
THREE TEST CASES TO BE THIED-FEwER ARRESTS
POR SUNDAY IIoIoR-SEIIING.

THREE TEST CASES TO BE TRIED-FEwER ARRESTS
PoR SUNDAY LIQUoR-sELLING.
Most OF the NewYork hotels yesterday fell into line In
carrying ont the unanimous resolution of the Hotel Asso
citation to sell wines to guests with meals Some did not
some professed that they did not, but did.
How goes the battle !" said TRIBUNE reporter to
T.. L. Merrifield OF the Continental.
All quiet along the line yet but won't answer for
tomorrow, was the reply OF the somewhat substantial
Little David" of the Hotekeepers Association, and
he seemed confident that, whatever the morrow might
bring FORTH the Goahaw Of the excise people would
eventually be decapitated.
You are selling wine with meals todayi"
80 Oh, yes; but the bar Is closed"
The reporter went uptown to the Gilsey House.
Are you serving wine at table to-day !" he asked
The clerk smllngly and unbushingly owned the soft
impeachment. At the sturevant and Brunswick the
officials frankly acknowledged that they selling
liquor with meals, but only to guests.
At Delmonico's the Broadway windows Of the cafe
were closely blinded usual Sunday At the office
the reporters question was answered in the affirmative
To make doubly he went ont through the
Gaze and repeated it to a waiter, with. for Frenchman,
extraordinary development of the bump of caution.
Sch, no. selling noting" said lie, Struggling his
shoulders.
" Are you sure of that !"
"Why, look for yourscf'and see"
The reporter fixed his asonished gaze on dissoving
view Of bottle of beer table the other side OF tho
Then the waiter owned up But we're selling noting
strong he added desperately; OH no, noting srong
Sarsapara and soda water sold without restric
ton at the Victoria, but nothing else. So said the
clerks At the Coleman, st. James Abemarle Barthold
Sinclair and Grand Central guests found no difficulty in
getting bottle of wine with their dinner The clerks
and head walters at the Hoffman declared decidedly that
everything tight there and that nobody could get
chance to be
No. we're not selling to guests" said one of the
former and even II you brought your wine with you
we would not serve it,"
We're going to make ourselves target to shoot
at," said another.
The door of the Art Gallery stood invingly open.
In contrast the pictorial and statuary adornments the
bar was drapcd. group OF gentlemen made merry
around table in a comer-a little oasis of mirh In the
desert OF silence Perhaps they were only drinking lem
onade iced water; but when two strange young men
appeared the the waiter slipped his serving
Guests were not allowed TO thirst at the Fifth Avenue;
at the Murray Hill wines served to resident guests
Grand Union and the Asor House drouth prevailed AT
the Park Avenne the clerk on duty said: There mas
been relaxation Of the rule which has prevailed Tor
the last few weeks Those OF guests who wished To
wine to-day procured II last night; bnt this was
done only by few and these were nearly al cases
1t will seen from foregoing that several of the
playing 10 Colonel Bob ngersolls lead but up 10
o'clock last night looked as Il the aytnortes s. were ere
Nineteenth Precinct Some among them President H. L.
Merrled and Charles Spragle. OF the Grand Central,
that the law would hold up ana play Tor the oh
tTick by arrc,ting warrant for yesterdays Viola
tions This turned ont 10 bc the case Just between
and o'clock Captain Williams In civilian dress str0lcd
into the Fifth Avenue Hotel along with gentleman who
had look of successful Wall street bnDker, anu,
Joining transient guest a OF the tables, mad Dot
tlo OF wine served by the heal waiter After nnishn5
the and holding brief chat with the waiter the
Captain and his companion. who viii be witness when
the trial on. visited the IT. James ana Ghsey
House and repeated the operation. Paul Thomas ana
Albert Zimmerman being respectively the walters ln-
vOlved Three have thus been secured as de-
-ifed by the lIoickccpcrs Association. ono OF the
hbios chosen j. run the American and two on
the European plan. Captain Williams will now swear
warrants aud the walters will probably be arralgned
Tuesday afternoon.
In the liuuor shops the law~yas eyaded with varied
In OF the downtown restaurants business
briskly ever IN side room hhif an hour
after an arrested bartender had been baed out
The ingenuity Of the thirsty has evolved saloon ser
vice code for blue Sundays. Couldn't get drink up
there. said -ubcrranean bartender To Vsitsr who
found his way from arid dining room TO cellar iow
YOU should milk punch n safe thing to call for,
cause they don't know which Il milk and which Is rum;
II yOu want anything else order big bowl OF new
milk with plenty OF cream on tOp-thats beer
The police Kept watch on the liquor stores ds usn yes
erlny In accordance with the orders OF superintendent
Murray and although there was moro fGgrant VIOLA
ton of the than there hl been at time since the
sunday enforcement has been agitated there were only
arrests yesterday, being two less hAn on
the previous sunday In precincts there were no ar
rests.